By Princewill Ekwujuru & Bartholomew Madukwe

SMILES . . . From Left: Felix Awogu, General Manager, SuperSport West Africa; Chioma Afe, Marketing Manager, DStv and Martin Mabutho, General Manager, Marketing, MultiChoice Nigeria smile during the launch of DStv Compact Value Campaign held at Zen Garden, Isacc John, GRA Ikeja, PHOTO; Kehinde Gbadamosi

Multichoice yesterday announced that from today, subscribers on its Compact and Compact plus bouquets  will watch the full complement of the aforementioned leagues, including the 2016 UEFA C

Managing Director of Multichoice Nigeria, John Ugbe, represented by  General Manager Sales, Martin Mabutho at a briefing in Lagos dubbed ‘Hat  Trick, said the matches of these leagues and Euro 2016 will be available to DStv Compact subscribers in High Definition, HD, at no extra cost. While stating that previously, the full football package was available to only DStv Premium subscribers on its SuperSport channels.

Ugbe  said DStv is providing the  full football menu for Compact subscribers, because  “one of MultiChoice’s key priorities is to put our subscribers’ needs at the heart of everything we do and since these have been tough economic times for everyone, we realised that our subscribers could use some good news. We’re excited that we can now deliver the best football action in the world to our Compact subscribers, while ensuring that this development doesn’t negatively impact them financially.”

Ugbe also explained that Euro 2016 matches have been made available to Compact subscribers as part of MultiChoice Africa’s ongoing efforts to improve its products offering.

Aside this, MultiChoice Nigeria announced a price slash on Explora and Zapper decoders bundled with the Compact bouquet. The Explora, dish kit with one month Compact subscription, initially sold at N70,000, has been reduced by more than 50 percent  to N30,000; while the DStv Zapper decoder, dish kit plus one month Compact subscription will now be sold at N12,500 as against the previous price of N18,500. The offer which is valid while stocks last further reiterates MultiChoice’s commitment to provide Nigerians with quality entertainment they can afford.

Football fans on Compact and Compact Plus can tune to two new channels: SuperSport 11 (DStv channel 231) and SuperSport 12 (DStv channel 232), which will be dedicated to the EPL and La Liga.

This means that all Compact subscribers will now have access to the biggest games of the season, including the blockbuster clash between Arsenal and Manchester United billed for 28 February. The match will be broadcast on SS1, he stated.

On 27 February, Compact subscribers can watch the Madrid derby featuring Real Madrid vs Atletico Madrid and the next day watch Barcelona take on Sevilla.